Microcystis

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Microcystis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Euconulidae – microcystin-producing freshwater cyanobacteria, including the harmful algal bloom Microcystis aeruginosa.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Stylommatophora - order; Helicina -suborder; Limacoidei - infraorder; Trochmorphoidea - superfamily; Euconulidae - family; Microcystinae - subfamily

References

• Microcystis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Microcystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Microcystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons